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Talk set on 'Southeast Asia's Boom and Bust,' Dec. 9

Posted December 6, 2002; 06:51 p.m.

by tbartus

A lecture titled "Markets and Mastery: State and Business in Southeast Asia's Boom and Bust" will be presented Monday, Dec. 9. Greg Felker, professor of political science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, will speak at 4:30 p.m. in 023 Robertson Hall.

Currently a visiting professor at the University of Maryland, Felker earned his MPA (1992) and Ph.D. (1998) degrees from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. His research focuses on state responses to globalization, particularly in Malaysia and Thailand. He has published numerous articles in academic journals on technology policy, foreign direct investment and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and has served as a consultant to the World Bank.

The lecture is co-sponsored by the
Center of International Studies
, the East Asian Studies Program, the Council on Regional Studies, the Graduate School, Foreign Policy in Focus and the Southeast Asia Society.